Facebook was one of the first social medias to boom off all around the world. Facebook, just like any other social media, has its good and bad side to it. However, for the most part facebook is mostly used to communicate with friends, or family members either near you or on the other side of the world. Like myself, I have used facebook in the past to communicate with my family members that are in Puerto Rico. Even though you can post pictures and videos, it is more for communicating rather than competing with anyone unlike Instagram. It has lost many of its users because of Instagrams success. However, many users still use facebook on a daily.
Boston Public Schools has a twitter account, in which informs all of its users what is going on regarding the district. I personally find this site completely helpful. I get informed of when there is no school, when there is an issue regarding Boston Public Schools, and what students are up to all around Boston, from school to school. It spreads positive updates all throughout twitter. As a student I sometimes tweet to Boston Public Schools, giving them suggestions to futher enhance our learning. I also tweet to them certain issues that need to be addresses as soon as possible, and 6 times out of 10 I receive a response! Countries all around the world should have a system like that! Check out their twitter account! ( @BostonSchools )
A group naming itself "CyberCaliphate" hacked the official Youtube and Twitter account of the US Central Command last week, and began posting messages supporting the jihadist group Islamic state, also known as ISIS. The hackers were able to find military information on these accounts, and the shared it on Youtube and Twitter. Just in case you didn't know the ISIS group execute people from Iraq. This is the downfall to social media. Almost every site can be hacked, and put others in danger.
Justin Love is a singer, whom writes his own songs. I know about Justin because he was on my news feed on Instagram. He uses Instagram to the best of his ability to get known for his music, and be heard all around the world. It is a way to demonstrate his talent, and receive feedback. It is also a way for him to get to know the right people, in order to further enhance his music career. Instagram as well as other social medias, give Justin a chance to do so. Therefore he will gain fans, and continue to work hard to reach his dreams. And this is one story out of many! Check out his Instagram( _isinghiphop)
More than any other form of social media, Instagram seems specifically about comparison—an endless competition of whose life is better. How can anyone ever be truly satisfied when, right there in your phone, there's an endless stream of evidence that millions of people are having more fun, and are wealthier, skinnier, and more in love than you are? You instantly feel insecure, especially when we look at our own newsfeed more than others. (Don't deny it) The ugly truth is that, most of the people that have Instagram it increases their insecurity, to the point that they live off the likes, and comments of others. They eventually become depressed, or suicidal. All because of an app that's running all around the world. Can these people be brave enough to delete their account?
Heather Armstrong is an American blogger who resides in Utah. She was fired from her job while being pregnant because she wrote stories about her coworkers. She did not challenge her termination, and simply left. The post she was posting on social media had her terminated from her job that supported her and her soon to become family. This impacted her life tremendously that she suffered from depression and had to enter a mental hospital. Then she was finally recovered and decided to do her own blog, and write about anything and everything, and especially her experience. She received millions of views and money. She even received The Weblog Award in 2008. In the end she took what happened to her, wrote about it and took social media to her best advantage. In this case she turned a bad situation into a good one, and got paid for it. Her blog is "Dooce.com" go check it out!
My blog will be about social media and how it makes you or breaks you. Social media has a tremendous role in this generation. Social media has become more of a negative thing than a positive thing. The reason that I have created this blog based on social media is because social media has affected many of my friends and myself in a negative out look. The main source of bullying is cyber bulling, throughout the year of 2014 based on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. People have not been able to be themselves on these sites only because other people feel the need to make a fool out of them, dislike them, and then comment on their appearance. It is initially the persons choice to create an account with these sites, but they are not to blame for the bullying and hateful comments of others. Therefore together we must try to get back the positive out look on social media. I will focus on certain social medias and speculate on the use, pros and cons, and how it can make you or break you.
